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displacencies

displacencies is the plural of displacency.

Meaning of displacency

Noun

displacency (countable and uncountable, plural displacencies)

  1. (obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; displeasure or dislike.
    • A displacency at the good of others because they enjoy it, though not unworthy of it, is an absurd depravity, sticking fast unto corrupted nature, and often too hard for humility and charity, the great suppressors of envy.1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 20

Questions about displacencies

What is displacencies the plural of?
Displacencies is the plural of displacency.

Words near displacencies in the dictionary

  1. displacement speed
  2. displacement speeds
  3. displacement ton
  4. displacement tons
  5. displacements
  6. displacencies
  7. displacency
  8. displacer
  9. displacers
  10. displaces
  11. displacing

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